This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the German Air Force.

Aircraft of the German Air Force Current fleet of the German Air Force List of aeroplanes of the Luftwaffe Aircraft Variant Image Origin Type In service Notes Combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon T1 Interceptor 31 Status: 138 in service (as of 2025) 33 Eurofighter T1 ordered,2 retired 79 Eurofighter T2 ordered, 2 lost, 1 retired 31 Eurofighter T3A ordered T2 Swingrole jet fighter 76 T3A Swingrole jet fighter 31 Panavia Tornado IDS Multirole jet fighter, nuclear deterrent bomber 63 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II F-35A Swingrole fighter / nuclear deterrent fighter-bomber 1(+34 on order) Purchased to continue German contribution to the Nuclear sharing B61-12. First delivery in September 2026. Special mission aircraft Panavia Tornado ECR , 21 Military Transport / Aerial refueling Airbus A400M A400M Tactical airlifter, strategic airlifter, aerial refueling 53 The last of 53 A400M ordered was delivered by April 2026. Equipment of the A400M of the Bundeswehr: at least 4 refuelling kits 23 DIRCM (Directed Infrared Counter Measures) systems ordered in June 2025 Lockheed Martin C-130 Super Hercules C-130J-30 Tactical airlifter 3 KC-130J Tactical airlifter, aerial refueling 3 Trainer aircraft Panavia Tornado IDS trainer Conversion trainer 2 Northrop T-38 T-38C Advanced training 46 Based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Grob G 120 G 120TP Ab initio trainer 2

List of helicopters of the Luftwaffe Aircraft Variant Image Origin Type In service Notes Airbus Helicopters H145 EC645 T2 LUH SOF Light utility 16 H145M LKH Leichter Kampfhubschrauber Light attack helicopter 2 82 ordered in total for the Bundeswehr, this includes 10 for the Air Force, 72 for the Army. German Air Force orders: 5 in December 2023 5 in December 2025 Deliveries: 2 in June 2026 Sikorsky CH-53 CH-53G, CH-53GA, CH-53GS (under licence) Heavy transport helicopter 81 First delivered in 1972, 112 aircraft received in total. To be replaced with 60 CH-47F Block II (SR AAR).

List of military aircraft of the Executive Transport Wing

Aircraft Variant Image Origin Type In service Notes Transport - "Grey Fleet" Airbus A321neo A321LR Long range Transport, MEDEVAC 2 Special mission aircraft - "White Fleet" Airbus A319 A319OH Offener Himmel Reconnaissance 1 In service since June 2019. It is performing reconnaissance missions under the Open Skies Treaty. Transport - "White Fleet" Airbus A350 ACJ350 VIP transport, troops transport 3 Entered service between January 2021 and March 2023. Airbus A321 A321-200 VIP transport, troops transport 1 Airbus A319 A319CJ VIP transport 2 In service since 2010. Bombardier Global 5000 Global 5000 VIP transport 3 Bombardier Global 6000 Global 6000 VIP transport 3 Helicopter transport Eurocopter AS532 AS532 U2 VIP transport 3 Operated by the Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung.

List of aircraft of the WTD61

Aircraft Variant Image Origin Type In service Notes Pilatus PC-12 PC-12 NGX (illustration) Test pilot training (and transport aircraft) 1

Externally owned aircraft International collaborations Aircraft Variant Image Origin Operator Type In service Notes Aerial refueling Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport A330-200 MRTT Multinational MRTT Fleet (Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland,Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden)Tanker, transporter, medical evacuation aircraft 9 (+3 on order) Based at the Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands. History of the programme (nations joining and aircraft orders): July 2016, multinational fleet created by the Netherlands and Luxembourg, 2 aircraft ordered. September 2017, Germany and Norway join the fleet, 5 aircraft ordered. February 2018, Belgium joins the fleet, 1 aircraft ordered. September 2020, 1 aircraft ordered, Luxembourg expands its participation. March 2023, 1 aircraft ordered, Belgium expands its participation. June 2025, Denmark and Sweden join the fleet, 2 aircraft ordered. July 2026, Finland joins the fleet.

The first aircraft entered service in June 2020, the ninth in February 2025). A330 MRTT MEDEVAC kit A330 MRTT MEDEVAC kit Medical evacuation kit 1 One of the MRTT aircraft of the Multinational MRTT Fleet comes with the MEDEVAC kits. Kit with: 6 ICU, 16 stretchers and 21 chairs for medical support.. Air surveillance Boeing E-3 Sentry E-3A programme (Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Spain, United States) 14 Based at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. 18 E-3 used initially, and was to be replaced by the E-7 Wedgetail, of which 6 were ordered in January 2024, however that order was cancelled in 2026 and the SAAB/Bombardier Globaleye AWACS will now be the replacement with 10 in the initial order with an option of 4 more. Drones Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk RQ-4D Phoenix (Block 40) (Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States) 5

Aircraft provided by contractors Aircraft Variant Image Origin Contractor Type In service Notes Aircraft PZL M28 Skytruck (with underbelly luggage pod) PD Sicherheit Paratrooper training 3 Helicopters Airbus H135 EC 135P2+ – DL Helicopter Technik Training helicopter – Contract extended in July 2021. 1 lost in July 2025. Approval for additional rentals in December 2025. Airbus H145 H145 D2 Training helicopter 1 Used to train KSK pilots. H145 D3 2

Aircraft on lease Aircraft Variant Image Origin Type In service Notes UAVs IAI Heron Heron TP (Eitan) 5 5 Heron 1 were leased until July 2023 when it was retired after 13 years in service. Leasing contract for 5 drones signed in 2018. 3 planned to be purchased as of June 2025.

Aircraft equipment

Current aircraft equipment Model Variant Image Origin Type Used with In service Notes Reconnaissance and targeting equipment Litening Rafael / Zeiss Litening 3 (licence production) Targeting pod Panavia Tornado (IDS)Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3) – It succeeded to the Litening 2 that was used with the Panavia Tornado (IDS). Litening Litening V Targeting pod Eurofighter (T2, T3, 1 (+89 on order) Approved for purchase in June 2025, budget of €350 million. Contract in August 2025. Used for laser guidance, GPS guidance, or image guidance with datalink, with the following capabilities:

RecceLite – Reconnaissance pod Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3, – Used on the Tornado since 2009. Zeiss supplies the sensors. It enables IR and optical high resolution reconnaissance, with digitised data. Radar Euroradar CAPTOR CAPTOR-M Mechanically scanned array radar Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3) – Electronic warfare Tornado Self-Protect Jammer – ECM pod Panavia Tornado (ECR) – – Radar locator sensor Panavia Tornado (ECR) – System supplied by Texas Instrument. – – Self-protection EW Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3) – The system is made of:

Countermeasure Dispenser Systems

The system is being modernised to the Praetorian eVo standard. Hardware Cobham 908E ' – Under-wing refuelling pod (for aircraft and helicopters) Airbus A400M – Cobham 808E – – Under-fuselage refuelling pod (for aircraft) Airbus A400M–

Aircraft weapons Model Variant Image Origin Type Used with In service Notes Cannons Mauser BK-27 – Revolver cannon 27×145 mm Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3, ) – POD NC 621 Cannon pod 20×102 mm Airbus H145M LKH – air-to-air missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM AIM-120B , radar homing, air-to-air missile Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3) – (320 initially) 320 AIM-120B purchased by the German Air Force for the F-4F Phantom II in 1995. This missile is qualified with the Eurofighter T1. Meteor – , radar homing, air-to-air missile Eurofighter (T2, T3, ) > 520 Orders: Batch 1: 150 (order 2013, delivery 2016-18) Batch 2: 100 (2019) Batch 3: ~270 (November 2024 - €521 million budget approved) Batch 4: unknown quantity (January 2026)First missile shot by the German Eurofighter in December 2024. Short range air-to-air missiles AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-9L/I Infrared homing, short range air-to-air missile Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3) – Made under licence by Diehl in Germany. The missile is not produced anymore, but remains in the stockpile. It was initially used by the F-4 Phantom II, later with the Tornado.. IRIS-T – Infrared homing, short range air-to-air missile Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) / Eurofighter (T1, T2, T3, ) > 1,370 Quantity remaining unknown as some were supplied for the IRIS-T SLS for Ukraine. Orders: 1,250 Framework agreement (2023): 1,280. Firm orders in the framework: 120 (2023) unknown quantity in 2026

Approval to maintain and modernise the IRIS-T missiles to the Block II in December 2024, signed in January 2025. Strategic weapons B61 nuclear bomb B61 Mod 3 (illustration) Thermonuclear gravity bomb (variable yield of 0.3, 1.5, 60, or 170 kt) Panavia Tornado (IDS) – Weapons under American control, operated by the Luftwaffe. To be retired when the F-35A replaces the Tornado IDS, and the B61 Mod 12 will be used. B61 Mod 4 Thermonuclear gravity bomb (variable yield of 0.3, 1.5, 10, or 45 kt) – Air-to-surface missiles Taurus KEPD 350E Land attack cruise missile Panavia Tornado (IDS) Eurofighter (, ) – (600 initially) 600 ordered, delivered between 2005 and 2010. Modernisation contract signed in 2025. AGM-88 AGM-88B HARM Block IIIB Anti-radiation missilePanavia Tornado (ECR) Eurofighter (T2, T3) – AGM-88B HARM Block IIIB in use with the Tornado. AGM-88E2 AARGM Panavia Tornado (ECR) – Ordered in 2021, testing starting in 2025 with the Tornado ECR. AIM-9 Sidewinder – Land attack missile Panavia Tornado (IDS) – (300 initially) Made under licence by Diehl in Germany. Later on proposed for modification by Diehl for the land attack mission, as the need for the air-to-air missile declined, and the need for air-to-ground missiles increased. Unguided bombs Mark 82 Mark 82-EP / Gravity bomb Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T2, T3, ) – The bombs can be used unguided or with a guidance kit. When used with a guidance kit, the one used is the GBU-54 JDAM, with the FBM21- GER fuse. Note: made by Rheinmetall Italy. Mark 83 – – / Gravity bomb Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T2, T3, ) – The bombs can be used unguided or with a guidance kit. . When used with a guidance kit, the one used is the GBU-48 Enhanced Paveway II, with the FBM21- GER fuse. Mark 84 – / Gravity bomb Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) – The bombs can be used unguided or with a guidance kit. When used with a guidance kit, the one used is the GBU-24 Paveway III. BLU-109 – / Bunker buster bomb Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) – The bombs can be used unguided or with a guidance kit. When used with a guidance kit, the one used is the GBU-24 Paveway III. Bomb guidance kits GBU-54 JDAM – Precision guidance kit (dual mode GPS / laser) Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) Eurofighter (T2, T3, ) – Warhead: Mark 82, bomb. GBU-48 Enhanced Paveway II – Precision guidance kit (dual mode GPS / laser) Panavia Tornado (IDS) Eurofighter (T2, T3, ) – Warhead: Mark 83, bomb. GBU-24 Paveway III – Laser guidance kit Panavia Tornado (IDS, ECR) – Warheads: Mark 84 and BLU-109 bombs. Rockets FZ71, FZ181, FZ122, FZ149 Rocket 70 mm Airbus H145M LKH – Rocket manufactured by Rheinmetall, in collaboration with Thales Belgium.Contract in 2022 for 7'620 rockets for €19.92 million.Rocket pods with 7 rockets (FZ233/FZ220), 12 tubes (FZ231/FZ219) or 19 rockets (FZ225/FZ207)

Air defence systems

Surface-to-air missiles and missiles systems Model Image Origin Type Range Altitude Number Notes Arrow 3 Arrow 3 Anti-ballistic missile air defence system > 2(+ 1 on order) System designed and made jointly by IAI and Boeing. Orders:

2023 - 3 Arrow 3 systems funds approved in June 2023 American export approval in August 2023